This is a picture of my son and me at Branson, Missouri, playing “cowboys”. Talk about some real desperadoes. There were times when I have been desperate. I had no…
Ever wonder why God told to Jewish nation to rotate the fields and let the fields rest every seven years? Everything and everyone needs rest. We can't keep going full…
On the day God calls us home, we will leave behind two things. If you have kids, you will pass onto them your DNA. The second thing we leave behind…
On Wednesday I was feeling overwhelmed, overtired, and under-rested…as a mom, that tends to come with the territory. So when my mom came to visit and asked if she could…
As kids, most of us dream about what we want to be when we grow up. Even as toddlers, boys play with trucks, cars and fireman, dreaming of the day…
Having two children in middle school and one in high school, a big issue that comes up is cliques. I remember those days very well. There were the jocks, the…
Read More How Should Christians Handle Cliques In The Church?
Sarah Palin points out several of these lies that we were fed by President Obama and his henchmen in her latest post on Facebook. I cringed when I heard Nancy…
Many people use a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) as their diagnostic grid for assessing their congregation. I’ve developed the SWORD Heart Exam (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Risks, Diagnosis) for…
It was like a ghost scene from a movie. A man in a trench coat stepped out of the dense fog and identified himself as the pilot’s son. He wasn’t…
Of all the possible prologues for the written revelation of God, the opening line of Scripture describes the creation of a space: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and…
Read More Why Hospitality Is Essential For A Multicultural Church
Recent Comments